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CLEANER FOB. SPINNING RING TRAVELERS. vN0. 564,087. Patented July 14,1896.

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Wm ll UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. KNIGHT, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE DRAPER&' SONS, OF SAME PLACE.

CLEANER FOR SPINNING-RING TRAVELERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 564,087, dated July 14,1896.

Application filed January 2, 1896. Serial No. 574,045. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. KNIGHT, of Hopedale, county of Worcester,State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Cleaners forSpinning-Ring Travelers, of which the following description, inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, likeletters on the drawings representing like parts.

It has heretofore been found difficult to V properly applytraveler-cleaners for spinningrings either to the ring-holder or to theringrail, and in the various devices heretofore proposed foraccomplishing the desired object it has been necessary sometimes to makethe ring itself of a different form or to use other expensive mechanicalmeans.

This invention has for its object the production of a simple andefficient travelercleaner and the means for applying and retaining itsecurely in place, as will be hereinafter described in thespecification, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1, in elevation, represents a spinning-ring and ring-holder withthe travelercleaner applied thereto in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is atop view of the ring-holder and the traveler-cleaner, the ring beingomitted; and Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line m m, Fig. 2.

The spinning-ring a may be of any desirable construction, and is hereinshown as provided with top and bottom flanges a and c respectively. apreferably split or expansible ring, having an annular flange 19,shouldered at 6 to receive the lower flange of the spinning-ring, andhaving in its upper face an annular groove or recess 5 over which thelower ringflange a extends when held in the holder. \Vhen the ring isinserted, the holder 1) is sprung or expanded sufficiently to receiveit, and its resiliency, when released, grips the lower flange of andholds the ring firmly in place.

As shown in the drawings, the travelercleaner consists of a piece ofwire bent or upturned at c at the desired angle to properly Thering-holder bis shown as.

clean the traveler, the remainder of the wire being shown in Fig. 3 ascircularly curved at c to enter thegroove b in the top of the holder.The upturned end 0 of the cleaner projects through the opening b betweenthe ends of the holder 1), (see Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive,) and preferablythe said ends are beveled and non-radial, as shown best in Fig. 3.

When the cleaner is in place, as shown in Fig. 3, the spinning-ring isapplied to the ring-holder b, and rests on the extended end or base 0 ofthe cleaner, retaining it firmly in place, and by preferably making thecurved base 0 greater than one hundred and eighty degrees it cannot bepulled out of the holder, so that there is no liability of itsaccidental removal.

The ring-holder may be made continuous, if desired, andcircumferentially slotted at its upper side to admit the end of thetraveler-cleanenwithout departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention.

I claim 1. A spinning ring, and an expansible non-radially-slottedannular holder therefor adapted to clamp the ring, combined with atraveler-cleaner consisting of a piece of wire bent to form acircularly-curved base held throughout its extent between the holder andthe foot of the ring, and upturned at its end and extended through thenon-radial slot in the ring-holder, substantially as described.

2. A spinning-ring, and an annular holder.

therefor provided with a circular groove or recess in its top, andcircumferentially slotted, combined with a traveler-cleaner consistingof a wire bent to enter said circular groove and be retained therein bythe ring, said wire being upturned at its outer end and extended throughthe slot in the holder adjacent the exterior of the ring, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE W.'KNIGHT. Witnesses:

E. D. BANoRoFT, H. F. SEARLEs.

